diff --git a/dashboards/cluster.jsonnet b/dashboards/cluster.jsonnet
index bb4446e..987c3d2 100755
--- a/dashboards/cluster.jsonnet
+++ b/dashboards/cluster.jsonnet
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ local userNodes =
       Number of nodes in each nodepool in this cluster
     |||
   )
+  + ts.fieldConfig.defaults.custom.stacking.withMode('normal')
   + ts.standardOptions.withDecimals(0)
   + ts.queryOptions.withTargets([
     prometheus.new(
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ local userPods =
         may still affect your hub.
     |||
   )
+  + ts.fieldConfig.defaults.custom.stacking.withMode('normal')
   + ts.standardOptions.withDecimals(0)
   + ts.queryOptions.withTargets([
     prometheus.new(
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ local nodeOOMKills =
       infact caused by an OOM
     |||
   )
+  + ts.fieldConfig.defaults.custom.stacking.withMode('normal')
   + barChart.standardOptions.withDecimals(0)
   + barChart.queryOptions.withTargets([
     prometheus.new(
@@ -409,6 +412,7 @@ local nonRunningPods =
       In a functional clusters, pods should not be in non-Running states for long.
     |||,
   )
+  + ts.fieldConfig.defaults.custom.stacking.withMode('normal')
   + barChart.standardOptions.withDecimals(0)
   + barChart.queryOptions.withTargets([
     prometheus.new(
diff --git a/dashboards/common.libsonnet b/dashboards/common.libsonnet
index 970951b..97d5089 100644
--- a/dashboards/common.libsonnet
+++ b/dashboards/common.libsonnet
@@ -21,26 +21,33 @@ local var = grafonnet.dashboard.variable;
   // grafonnet ref: https://grafana.github.io/grafonnet/API/panel/timeSeries/index.html
   tsOptions:
     ts.standardOptions.withMin(0)
-    + ts.options.withTooltip({ mode: 'multi' }),
+    + ts.options.withTooltip({ mode: 'multi' })
+    + ts.fieldConfig.defaults.custom.withLineInterpolation('stepAfter')
+    + ts.fieldConfig.defaults.custom.withFillOpacity(10)
+  ,
 
   // grafana ref:   https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/v10.4/panels-visualizations/visualizations/bar-chart/
   // grafonnet ref: https://grafana.github.io/grafonnet/API/panel/barChart/index.html
   barChartOptions:
     barChart.standardOptions.withMin(0)
-    + barChart.options.withTooltip({ mode: 'multi' }),
+    + barChart.options.withTooltip({ mode: 'multi' })
+  ,
 
   // grafana ref:   https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/v10.4/panels-visualizations/visualizations/bar-gauge/
   // grafonnet ref: https://grafana.github.io/grafonnet/API/panel/barGauge/index.html
   barGaugeOptions:
-    barGauge.standardOptions.withMin(0),
+    barGauge.standardOptions.withMin(0)
+  ,
 
   // grafana ref:   https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/v10.4/panels-visualizations/visualizations/heatmap/
   // grafonnet ref: https://grafana.github.io/grafonnet/API/panel/heatmap/index.html
   heatmapOptions:
-    heatmap.standardOptions.withMin(0),
+    heatmap.standardOptions.withMin(0)
+  ,
 
   tableOptions:
-    table.standardOptions.withMin(0),
+    table.standardOptions.withMin(0)
+  ,
 
 
   variables: {